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• The replica of David is a masterpiece of renaissance sculpture created between 1501 and 1504, by the Italian artist Michelangelo. The statue represents the biblical hero David, a favoured subject in the art of Florence. Originally commissioned as one of a series of statues of prophets to be positioned along the roofline of the east end of Florence cathedral, the statue was instead placed in a public square, outside the Palazzo Della Signoria, the seat of civic government in Florence, where it was unveiled on 8 September 1504. Because of the nature of the hero that it represented, it soon came to symbolize the defence of civil liberties embodied in the florentine republic, an independent city-state threatened on all sides by more powerful rival states and by the hegemony of the Medici family. The eyes of David, with a warning glare, were turned towards Rome. This relic work of art was cast using the ancient method of lost-wax casting. David stands upon a black, variegated black marble base with the artist Michelangelo's signature.
• Charlton Home was formed in 2012 to bring high-quality decorative bronze sculptures from artists and galleries around the world, straight to your doorstep
• The relationships with artists and manufacturers around the world give you access to thousands of sculptures - both reproductions and original works - that would otherwise be difficult to curate into one physical gallery
• Michelangelo was an Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, poet, and engineer. Despite making few forays beyond the arts, his versatility in the disciplines he took up was of such a high order that he is often considered a contender for the title of the archetypal renaissance man, along with fellow Italian Leonardo da Vinci. Michelangelo's output in every field during his long life was prodigious; when the sheer volume of correspondence, sketches, and reminiscences that survive is also taken into account, he is the best-documented artist of the 16th century.